Duffy looked towards the stage at this time.

Lin Ying was still predicted to be selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 15th overall pick in the last draft prediction list.

However, a prediction is just a prediction, and it does not mean that Lin Ying will definitely fall into that position.

If you can enter the green room, you can enter any lottery position.

The Warriors are one of the teams that Duffy now thinks is possible.

Although with Lin Ying's talent, it will be difficult to get into the top ten in this year's draft, but it is not impossible.

The Warriors' first target is Yi Jianlian, and it is likely that Lin Ying will be regarded as Yi Jianlian's "replacement."

After all, the Chinese market in the Bay Area is huge!

"The 8th overall pick in the first round of the 2007 NBA, selected by the Golden State Warriors..."

It's Stern's special pause again.

"Brandon Wright, 2.06 meter power forward, from the University of North Carolina."

The Warriors still chose Wright!

When 16 advanced to 8, Wright was obviously suppressed by Lin Ying.

However, as I said before, NBA teams’ criteria for selecting players in the lottery are more focused on the potential of players.

For example, Westbrook was still playing backup for Darren Collison in the NCAA when he was drafted.

The higher the talent of a player, the greater the potential and the higher the upper limit.

In the draft report given by "NBAdraft", Wright's potential rating was 9 points.

This will be especially obvious in the top ten picks.

The Bulls are considering the ninth pick.

…

Hornets' draft cabin.

General Manager Powell is a little busy.

Although the draft has only reached the 9th pick, his phone has been ringing.

The Lakers and Suns have been asking about the trade value of their No. 13 pick.

Although it was not stated clearly, two teams were interested in their pick at the same time, which makes it easy to think of the same person.

Lin Ying.

Lin Ying also tried out for the Hornets, and even the next door "DraftExpress" predicted that Lin Ying would be selected by them with the 13th overall pick.

However, after thorough discussion, the Hornets management decided not to select Lin Ying.

Because they have Paul on the outside, David West and Tyson Chandler on the inside, and Peja Stojakovic on the forward line.

If they choose, they will want a perimeter player with excellent defensive ability, such as Corey Brewer.

If they have no choice, they will choose a substitute inside man who can be used immediately.

Julian Wright or Al Thornton would be more in line with their requirements.

But now that Brewer has been selected, Wright and Thornton are not mandatory for them.

So they are open to trading this No. 13 pick.

After all, if you choose an insider with immediate combat power, how can you trade for an insider with immediate combat power?

But so far, the chips given by these two teams are not enough to impress them.

The bargaining chip given by the Suns is Kurt Thomas plus this year's No. 24 draft pick, as well as part of the cash compensation.

Thomas is getting stronger as he gets older and is indeed a very suitable substitute for them, but the price-performance ratio of a contract worth more than 8 million is a bit low.

The bargaining chip given by the Lakers is Radmanovic plus this year's No. 20 pick.

Radmanovic was the No. 12 pick in 2001. He had been playing for the Sonics before and had always been a substitute.

In terms of on-field performance, he is not as good as Thomas, but his contract is more cost-effective.

Of course, the attitudes of the two teams are actually similar:

This is the lowest bargaining chip we have given, and it is completely negotiable.

For example, the Suns can add the 29th pick if they want.

As for the Lakers, it is also acceptable to exchange Radmanovic for next year's first-round pick.

Kupchick's original words:

"Our first-round pick next year is of great value. You can definitely use this pick to trade with other teams for a more suitable player."

Look, how much we think about you!

But it was this attitude that made Powell instinctively alert.

Not for anything else, just because they have done a similar deal with the Lakers!

And it was also the 13th pick at the time!

Although the Lakers selected him, they used the 13th pick in exchange for Divac, and then the Lakers selected Kobe at that position.

That wave of operations is comparable to the Trail Blazers next door giving up Jordan.

It was his predecessor Bob Bass who made that deal.

So it is impossible for his successor not to pay attention to this.

Will Lin Ying be the next Kobe?

Or, will there be a chance to grow into a player of Kobe's level in the future?

Absolutely no one would think so.

Because Kobe's low pick was mainly due to the fact that he was a high school guard and the quality of the draft that year was surprisingly high.

Even better than Garnett, he was only the fifth overall pick in the 1995 draft.

At that time, high school students were not as recognized by the league as they would later be.

Although this year is considered a big year for the draft, it is still incomparable to 1996.

Moreover, Lin Ying's potential value in his draft report is not high.

You must know that although there was no such a sound scoring mechanism back then, Kobe was recognized for his potential.

"Ask the Suns for Boris Diaw, ask the Lakers for Andrew Bynum."

After Bowie said this, his assistant was stunned for a moment and thought he heard wrongly.

This is not a negotiation, this is an attempt to take advantage of the situation!

No one in their right mind would agree!

"Just hurry up and talk."

Seeing his assistant stunned, he frowned and said.

There is a lot of time before the draft, but since it has not yet reached that point, both parties in the negotiation are in no hurry and basically will not give in.

But when it comes to the draft, many things that were originally undiscussable will become negotiable.

Sometimes, due to time constraints, one loses judgment and makes many seemingly impossible transactions.

Ultimately, it depends on how interested you are in the other party's chips.

Therefore, Bowie's move is more like testing the bottom line of the two teams than a negotiation.

He can then decide what to do next based on this bottom line.

After a while, both teams responded one after another.

For the Suns, yes!

But you have to pay more!

Dior, exchange for the 13th pick and add 2 million!

For the Lakers, Bynum can't do it, but Odom can talk!

Because Odom's contract is worth tens of millions, the Hornets don't have the salary space for one-on-one.

Moreover, Odom's trade value is higher than Diaw, and the Lakers will also ask the Hornets to supplement other things, such as players or draft picks.

After learning the responses from both teams, Bowie people were shocked.

In terms of Diaw, he is an NBA starter-level player, or it can be said to be above the starter level.

Because in the 2005-06 season when Stoudemire was absent, he had a heroic performance of 13.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 6.2 assists.

Although he could only play as a substitute in the past two seasons due to overlapping positions, he definitely has the strength.

Not to mention Odom, a quasi-All-Star player and the best player on the Lakers team besides Kobe.

Lin Ying, is it worth what they have to pay?

Or is it that the draft report given by "NBAdraft" is inaccurate and Lin Ying's potential is actually underestimated?

potential.

Bowie suddenly noticed something.

Before the start of Madness III, Lin Ying did not even appear on any major draft lists.

But after three crazy starts, he was predicted to be selected in the first round.

Is this considered a potential?

Generally speaking, this kind of surge in draft predictions occurs because the outside world does not know the players.

But Lin Ying's meteoric rise is unprecedented. Who can say that there is no progress on his part?

Apart from anything else, although the low-level skills are not mature, they were only shown on the Crazy Three stage.

So, forget it!

When thinking of this, Bowie already had a decision in his mind.

He doesn’t want to be Bob Bass second, he wants to be himself first!

…

Lakers draft cabin.

"Refuse to continue negotiations?"

Kupchak was shocked when he heard the response from the Hornets.

What kind of plane is Bowie doing?

Does it mean it has to be Bynum?

"They did not continue to ask for Bynum, but directly closed the trading channel."

The assistant seemed to have guessed what Kupchak was thinking, and spoke accordingly.

At this time, Kupchak was completely dumbfounded.

Are you kidding me?

…

Suns draft cabin.

Cole also looked like he was going to kill Bowie.

Obviously I agreed to the bargaining chip you mentioned.

Then you turned around and told me no more?

Block, block!

But the issue now is no longer a matter of blacklisting or not.

It's the Hornets' deal that doesn't work, and they have to find a new trading partner.

Otherwise, with the draft picks they currently have, they will definitely not be able to select Lin Ying.

Time was tight, so he picked up the phone and called the Eagles.

Now that D'Antoni has been persuaded to give up Diaw, he can consider trading for a higher pick.

The Hawks had two lottery picks this year, with Horford selected with the No. 3 pick, plus Joe Johnson and Josh Smith, as well as Marvin Williams.

This young player is already overcrowded. If he changes to another backcourt, his strength will be over. It’s not like the opponent won’t agree.

only……

The other party is busy.

Just, it's a bit embarrassing.

…

Eagles draft cabin.

General manager Rick Sund chats with SuperSonics general manager Sam Presti.

Presti, like Cole, just took office this year.

But unlike Cole, the Sonics are at a crossroads in team building, and he has more room to operate.

Lewis's pursuit of a billion-dollar contract is no longer within the team's consideration. Just leaving a 31-year-old Ray Allen in the Western Conference will not make the playoffs.

So after Anji came to visit, he decided to tear down and rebuild.

But what the outside world doesn't know is that the negotiations between him and Ainge ended long before the draft.

And after holding the No. 5 pick, he contacted the Eagles and wanted to increase the bargaining chip in exchange for the No. 3 pick in the opponent's hands.

Well, just like the Mavericks-Hawks trade in history.

His target is Al Horford.

Horford is the best big man in this draft class besides Oden.

It's a pity that the Hawks also wanted Horford, so the negotiations between the two failed in the end.

But this also allows them to establish good trading relationships.

After all, being able to take a liking to Horford at the same time can be regarded as a sign that the heroes have the same vision.

So after winning Durant and Green one after another, what he is doing now is to get the No. 11 pick from the other party, and then pick it off in an earth-shattering way...

Lin Ying!

For a player who was predicted to be on the edge of the lottery, who would have thought they would gamble with the 11th pick?

And a very important reason why he did that was the relationship between Lin Ying and Durant.

Anyway, it is inevitable that Ray Allen will be sent away and Durant will level up.

Then why not find his best partner in college!

What's more, this partner has good passing ability. Not only Durant can improve, but Green can also improve!

When the Seattle Youth Army takes over the league, wouldn’t it be great!

As for why not just pick Lin Ying with the fifth pick?

As mentioned before, Lin Ying's talent is beyond his reach.

The first ten picks in the draft year are all very valuable. The Sonics will attach great importance to talent in their rebuilding.

In other words, Green's talent has the opportunity to grow into an All-Star level player!

The upper limit that Lin Ying can see now is a top role player, similar to a player like Boris Diaw.

Therefore, the fifth pick is impossible. With the 11th pick, he has boldly taken a gamble that others would not dare to take.

Because the Eagles were about to sign, the negotiations between the two parties were finally declared successful.

The team's starting point guard Luke Ridnour was selected in the second round next year, and was traded to the Hawks for the No. 11 pick and Speedy Claxton.

Ridnour was the 14th pick of the Platinum Generation in 2003. He has been the main point guard of the Sonics for the past two years, averaging 11 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists per game.

The Eagles have a lot of interior and forward players, but they don't have a good defender.

Moreover, Ridnour is a solid academic defender and does not take possession of the ball. This wave of trades can be regarded as a perfect reinforcement.

What they were just talking about was that the Sonics would help the Eagles get a garbage contract for Clarkston.

The contract was worth more than 5 million yuan, but since there were still three years left, the two parties talked for a long time.

As long as the Eagles select Lin Ying, the deal will be officially concluded.

As soon as Sander hung up the phone with Presti, Cole's call came in.

This guy is very persistent!

"What kind of chips are needed for the No. 11 pick?"

Cole asked anxiously.

On the stage, Stern had already walked out with an envelope containing the Bulls' draft results.

"Sorry, you're late."

Sander said helplessly.

Cole over there was silent for a while and then hung up the phone.

This wave can be regarded as paying tuition to enter the NBA management.

…

At the draft, Stern walked to the stage for the ninth time and announced the Bulls' selection with a smile.

"The 9th overall pick in the first round of the NBA in 2007, selected by the Chicago Bulls..."

Daily pause.

"Lin Ying, a 2.06 meter forward, comes from the University of Texas."

…

ps: Special thanks to Chu Jiayun for being the leader of the league!
Chapter completed!